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Police officer, security thwart attack on school www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Silver Springs MD May 7 2009 When a Springbrook High School student allegedly told Officer Rodney Barnes that he and another student planned to destroy the school, the Montgomery County police officer responded in his self-described “low-key” manner...

Off-duty Atlanta officer working security shoots man www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
ATLANTA GA May 7 2009 — An Atlanta police officer working an off-duty security job at a downtown Atlanta apartment complex shot a man in the face Tuesday night. The officer told investigators he noticed the man, identifed as Tramaine Miller, 27, in a park known for drug sales near the City Views Apartments on Richardson [...

Deputy dead, 3 others injured in crash www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Beauregard County LA May 7 2009 A sheriff’s detective is dead and three deputies injured after a major crash Tuesday afternoon. Their suburban collided with an 18-wheeler on Highway 1 South. The Beauregard sheriff’s department is mourning the loss of one of their own...

North Carolina police department shutdown, officers arrested www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
SPRING LAKE NC May 7 2009 fayetteobservor.com — The Spring Lake Police Department was stripped of its remaining police powers Monday, and two of its officers were arrested. Sgt. Alfonzo Devone Whittington Jr. and Sgt. Darryl Eugene Coulter Sr. were arrested after being indicted by a special Cumberland County grand jury...

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Teacher charged with lewd communications with student www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
JUPITER, FL May 7 2009–Jupiter Police have arrested a former teacher at Jupiter Christian School after investigators discovered inappropriate messages sent to one of her student over the popular networking website MySpace. Police say Geneva Henry had been sending lewd messages to a 14-year-old student through MySpace since December 2008...

Off-duty officer aids in capture of shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Jefferson IN May 7 2009 news&tribune.com A Jeffersonville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly shoplifting at the Target store along State Street in New Albany and then leading police on a car chase with an 11-month-old child in the back seat...

Convicted attorney who bilked elderly clients now charged with shoplifting www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
FARMINGTON CT May 7 2009 hartfordcourant.com? A former lawyer convicted of bilking thousands from her elderly clients and her New Britain law firm to support her lavish lifestyle was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a $1,300 designer handbag Monday, police said...

Bar patron charged in fracas with security www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Boulder CO May 7 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Officers responded to assist security and arrested a man who is accused of attempting to hit the security guard at Club Paraiso, 2690 28th St., with a pool cue on May 3...

Caretaker charged in child?s death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
CAYCE, SC May 7 2009(WIS) – The Department of Social Services-appointed caretaker of a nine-month-old boy is being charged months after deputies say she taped a pacifier into the child’s mouth, killing him. SLED arrested 30-year-old Angela Deniece Dukes at around 6:30pm Wednesday and charged her with unlawful conduct towards a child...

Former NASCAR driver Kevin Grubb found dead in hotel www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Richmond VA May 7 2009 richmondtimesdispatch Kevin Grubb, whose NASCAR career was cut short because of alleged substance abuse, was found dead yesterday morning at a motel in Henrico County. According to a Henrico police spokesman, personnel at Alpine Motel on the 7000 block of Brook Road discovered the Mechanicsville native in his room at about 11 a...

Women arrested for assaulting officers www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Pottsman PA May 7 2009 Two Pottstown women were arrested early Wednesday after they fought with a Muhlenberg Township policeman and a state constable who came to the aid of a bouncer at a township bar, police said. Amada Islas, 21, kicked Constable Elliot C...

Man dies in altercation with security officer www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
TRENTON NJ May 7 2009 — A Maryland man who was involved in an altercation with a security guard outside a city bar Saturday night has died of his injuries, police said yesterday. Homicide detectives reported they are investigating the death of Luis Hernandez, 33, who they said died Monday afternoon from a wound to his [...

LAS VEGAS OFFICER KILLED IN CRASH www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 07, 2009
Las Vegas NV May 7 2009 BREAKING NEWS A Las Vegas metro police officer was killed this morning at around 1am while enroute to a call. Metro police say the officer, who they are not identifying until the family is notified, was hit almost head on when a driver turned in front of the officer’s patrol car on [...

OFFICER DOWN BORDER PATROL

Posted on May 07, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Border Patrol Agent Intern Nathaniel A. Afolayan United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Border Patrol U.S. Government End of Watch: Friday, May 1, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 29 Tour of Duty: 2 months, 2 weeks Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Duty related illness Date of Incident: Thursday, April 30, 2009 Incident Location: New Mexico Weapon Used: [...

OFFICER DOWN Louisiana

Posted on May 07, 2009
OFFICER DOWN Detective Robert Eugene Beane Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office Louisiana End of Watch: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Detective Robert Beane was killed in an automobile accident in Caddo Parish...

North Carolina trooper arrested on drug charges www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
RALEIGH NC May 6 2009 (WTVD) — A North Carolina state trooper faces drug charges in Wake County. William Wheeler, 35, of Cary, was arrested Tuesday on prescription fraud allegations. According to warrants filed with the court, Wheeler doctor shopped to get prescriptions for medications containing Codeine and Hydrocodone - a powerful and addictive pain killer...

Wal-Mart shoplifting escalates to robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
Findlay OH May 6 2009 A Findlay man who police say walked away from Wal-Mart last month without paying for a six-pack of beer and a quart of motor oil was indicted Tuesday by Hancock County grand jury. James J. Hernandez, 41, 225 George St., was charged with robbery, a second-degree felony, in connection with an April [...

Jackson police officer, school guard charged with extortion www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
JACKSON, MS May 6 2009 By: Rick McCann Private officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ ? Jackson police investigators have arrested a police officer and a school security guard and charged them with extortion charges. Police spokesman Jeffery Scott says the pair are accused of extorting money from owners of local convenience stores...

Shoplifter slashes security officer?s throat www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
Cincinnati OH MAY 6 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ Authorities charged a homeless man with a long history of run-ins with the law with robbery after a shoplifting incident at a local retails tore. Police say 57-year-old Justy Ballard tried to steal merchandise Saturday from the Family Dollar Store on Reading Road in Avondale...

Shoplifting arrest yields pound of marijuana www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
WAYNESBORO VA May 6 2009 ? Police arrested a Charlottesville man Saturday afternoon on shoplifting charges at Town Center, and also found a pound of suspected marijuana inside the suspect’s vehicle, according to the Waynesboro Police Department...

Hospital security thwarts kidnapping www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
OCEAN SPINGS, Miss. May 6 2009 - Ocean Springs Police arrested two men for allegedly holding their own father at gunpoint, and trying to force him into the trunk of a car. Police got the call from the Ocean Springs Hospital around 9:00 a.m. Monday. Officers who arrived on the scene first found security officers holding [...

Man drowns in the Potomac trying to rescue child www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
Washington DC May 5 2009 washingtonpost.com As she had for each of the past eight days, Cristina Castro went to the banks of the Potomac River yesterday morning to look for her son. She crossed a footbridge over the C&O Canal, then saw the police cars parked at the water’s edge and patrol boats circling...

Posted on May 06, 2009
Wal-Mart security agent stabbed by shoplifter www.privateofficer.com Avon IND. May 6 2009 By: Rick McCann Private Officer News Network privateofficer.com A store loss prevention agent was stabbed outside an Avon Wal-Mart Tuesday afternoon. Police said that the stabbing occurred just after 5 p...

Church music minister charged with molesting boys www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
� Saline County AR May 6 2009 fox16.com Wednesday morning the Saline County Sheriff plans to arrest a church music minister again. More teenage boys are accusing 56-year-old David Pierce of sexual indecency. All attended First Baptist Church of Benton...

Sears shoplifter charged with robbery www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
WOODBRIDGE NJ May 6 2009 Brett Davis Private Officer News Network http://www.privateofficer.com/ ? An Elizabeth man was arrested on robbery charges Sunday after a shoplifting attempt at a Sears turned into a scuffle with store security agents, police said Jerome Mayers, 41, is accused of trying to steal two portable speakers and a pair of boxer shorts from the [...

Mall of America security faces ?Profiling? lawsuit www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 06, 2009
Bloomington MD May 6 2009 A man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Mall of America, accusing mall security officers of racial profiling and has already gained the state?s support. With the findings of the state’s investigation on his side, Bobbie Allen sued the mall Tuesday, seeking $100,000 and new diversity training for security...

Family of Joyce Meyer?s security agent murdered www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 05, 2009
Columbia Il May 5 2009 KSDK — The Major Case Squad is investigating the deaths of a woman and two children found strangled in their Columbia, Illinois home this morning. Police surrounded the home on Robert Drive in the Columbia Lakes subdivision off Illinois Route 3 early this morning...

TN. man on the run 29 yrs captured www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 05, 2009
ALBANY, N.Y. May 5 2009wsmv.com — A 62-year-old man living in upstate New York has been arrested after walking away from a prison workhouse in Nashville where he had been serving a sentence nearly 29 years ago. Police arrested Robert T. Henry in Troy, N...

Nightclub security bouncer shot to death www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 05, 2009
WATERBURY CT May 5 2009 – Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Meriden man they say shot and killed a bouncer at Swizzel Stix on Lakewood Road early today. The warrant has been issued for Andre West, 18, of Meriden, charging him in the murder of Lawrence Mates, 27 of Waterbury...

Yankee fans locked out of stadium create disturbance www.privateofficer.com

Posted on May 05, 2009
NEW YORK NY May 5 2009 (WABC) — A White Plains woman allegedly kicked a police officer in the face after she was refused re-entry into Yankee Stadium following a rain delay. Police say 25-year-old Rozana Franco was charged with assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration following the [...

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